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October 19 2006

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A person in an orange-brown robe stands in an industrial garage-like hall with concrete floor, steel frame beams and a white covered object hanging on the left. The figure stands centrally in the doorway area with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, a gesture of greeting. Through the open doors, a white hatchback car and trees are visible outside. A standing fan and cabinets sit on the left. The figure has long dark hair and dark shoes. The identity of this person is uncertain, so the appearance cues are not sufficient for a confident label.

Interior hall with bare cream walls and a concrete floor, photographed during a monastic training session. In the centre a person with long dark hair and bare upper body wears an orange-saffron dhoti-wrap and walks barefoot across a sheet of white plastic on the floor. Behind them a person in white ritual clothing carries folded cloth and a bundle. To the right a metal table holds a large steel pot and bowl. On the left a framed portrait shows a face with a red dot on the forehead, and an orange and black patterned cloth hangs from the ceiling.

A woman in a red-orange sari stands in an empty hall, walking forward with palms pressed together in anjali at her chest, entering through a brown wooden doorway into bright light. The room has white block walls, a white draped fabric canopy overhead, a tiled floor with a thin reddish-brown inlay stripe running down the center, a black speaker on a white metal stand, wooden cabinets on the right, and a hanging yellow and blue patterned cloth on the left.

A photograph taken from inside a bare white hall looking out through a doorway toward a palm-lined courtyard. Three saffron-clad figures walk toward the viewer: on the left a figure with long hair and a rudraksha mala in orange robes, in the centre a bearded sadhu in orange with a mala, and on the right a long-haired figure in a flowing orange-red robe with a large gold necklace, appearing to be a person based on the long hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron clothing. A small child in white stands near the doorway, and a white vehicle is parked outside among palm trees. A steel vessel sits on the floor inside the hall.

A hall with a white tent ceiling and hanging orange and patterned banners. A figure in orange robes with long dark hair walks down the centre aisle toward the doorway, hands pressed together in namaste. To the right, a row of women in white saris with black beads stand with hands joined in prayer, some with long braids. A blue cloth runs along the floor, and a small altar or painted figure is visible near the back wall.

A photograph of a long, open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof on steel trusses and white walls. A lone figure in an orange-red garment walks away from the camera across the bare concrete floor toward a shrine at the far end. At the shrine, a small group of people sits on the floor before a raised platform with a deity murti draped in red and purple cloth, with a red-cloth-covered table in front. Hanging orange and red lanterns and banners line the walls and wooden-framed windows. Four or five seated people are visible near the shrine, with the walking figure making six.

Interior photo of a hall with cream tiled floor, white ceiling fans and a draped white tent-like ceiling. A woman in an orange sari with hands joined in namaskar stands centre-left near a wooden cabinet, while two people in white robes walk toward an open doorway in the background. On the right, an orange-upholstered throne-style seat with an orange cushion stands on a raised platform beside a microphone stand and a small table with a clock. A tall red curtain hangs behind the platform, and an orange-and-blue patterned pillar stands at left. Three people are visible in total, all partially in the scene. No readable names appear on screen, and the throne is empty.

A photograph of an indoor hall with white painted block walls, a tiled floor and a white draped ceiling fabric. A single woman in a flowing red-orange robe stands in the centre of the room, palms pressed together in namaste near her chest, barefoot on the tiles. A tall black speaker stands on a white metal frame to the right, beside wooden cabinets, and a hanging yellow and blue patterned cloth is visible at upper left. An open orange door behind her shows daylight outside.

January 20 2010

A photograph taken inside a plain whitewashed building through an open doorway. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti-style garment and a light garland of beads around his neck, walks forward with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind him a few people in white dhotis and white saris follow, and a colourful ornate umbrella or canopy is visible outside the doorway. Fluorescent light fixtures and metal scaffolding frame the room.

A photograph of a bare-walled hall with white tiled floor and a wooden door frame. A figure in a long saffron-orange robe and orange lower garment, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala around the neck, walks forward with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Several men in white kurtas and white dhotis stand or sit with hands folded at left, one wearing a skullcap. An orange cloth rests on a black speaker, a fan stands nearby, and a projection screen and loudspeaker are at right. The orange-robed figure's identity is uncertain from appearance alone, so the role of devotee or person is used. The scene suggests a satsang or morning session with people greeting each other.

Interior photograph of an empty, tiled hall with a white wall and a wooden door standing open. A man in white clothing with a yellow shawl stands at the left edge near the doorway, his hand raised toward the open door. A woman in an orange robe walks across the floor toward the centre, hands pressed together in greeting or prayer. Two more people in white stand in the bright doorway behind her. To the right are tall light wooden cabinets, and at the top left hangs a colourful striped banner with a dark sign beside it. White draped fabric decorates the ceiling.